PHILADELPHIA -- Bryce Harper didn’t climb to the top rope of the home-plate-shaped ring at Citizens Bank Park on Monday night. He didn’t jump from it, either. But for a moment, it looked like he might. Harper knows how to put on a show, and when he made his way

PHILADELPHIA -- Roy Halladay made so many magnificent memories for the Blue Jays and Phillies in his 16-year career that his family decided he would have no logo on his Hall of Fame plaque when he was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019. Halladay came

Bryce Harper has been one of baseball’s greatest superstars since his rookie season in Washington in 2012. He has won two NL MVPs since then. He has made eight NL All-Star teams. He has been NL Rookie of the Year and an NLCS MVP. He has even won a Home

PHILADELPHIA -- Cristopher Sánchez is home, and he is starting for the National League in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game presented by Mastercard. “This feels really special,” he said via an interpreter on Monday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. “Really exciting. Even more so being here at home. So I'm just

CINCINNATI -- Kyle Schwarber is here to help. He learned last weekend that he made his fourth NL All-Star team, and his third with the Phillies. It’s well-deserved. He leads Major League Baseball with 32 home runs. He has been one of the top 10 hitters in baseball, based on

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies took high school shortstop Tyler Spangler with the 36th overall pick in the 2026 Draft. The Phils then took college players with each their next 13 picks, and 18 of their 21 selections overall.

PHILADELPHIA – Shane Victorino has one more World Series championship ring than Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard, and on Sunday evening at Citizens Bank Park, he also added bragging rights for MLBx Presented by Ito En. “Just another thing. Just another notch,” Victorino said, smiling. “Now, I’ve got a trophy

PHILADELPHIA -- If you’re a Phillies fan and want to see Jimmy Rollins, Ryan Howard, Shane Victorino and former Phillies nemesis (and Hall of Famer) Andruw Jones swing the bat again, check out MLBx: All-Star 3-on-3 Presented by Ito En right now, airing live on Peacock and NBC Sports from

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies said they aren’t worried about Tyler Spangler’s back injury, which sidelined him for his senior season in high school. Instead, they believe they have a Corey Seager-sized shortstop who can hit.

DETROIT -- If there’s a Home Run Derby on Monday night at Citizens Bank Park and Kyle Schwarber isn’t a participant, is it really a Home Run Derby? Don’t worry, Schwarber announced on Friday that he will be joining fellow Phillies teammate Bryce Harper in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby

CINCINNATI -- Jesús Luzardo didn’t pitch with a massive chip on his shoulder on Thursday night, like Zack Wheeler did on Tuesday night. But Luzardo showed everybody why he was named to the NL All-Star team on Tuesday as a replacement. Luzardo allowed two hits, two walks and struck out

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CINCINNATI – It looks like Bryce Harper found somebody trustworthy to throw to him at Monday night’s T-Mobile Home Run Derby at Citizens Bank Park. Harper announced on Instagram on Thursday evening that he will participate in the event at the Bank. It should make for fantastic theater, especially if

CINCINNATI -- The Phillies have been the second-best team in baseball since Don Mattingly became interim manager on April 28. Perhaps they will remove his interim tag at some point. Perhaps he will manage next year, too.

CINCINNATI -- The Phillies have used 25 pitchers this year. They’ll use more if they want to win in October. Their pitching concerns resurfaced in Wednesday night’s 11-5 loss to the Reds at Great American Ball Park.

CINCINNATI -- Phillies ace Zack Wheeler said he would pitch in Tuesday’s All-Star Game, even though he is scheduled to start Sunday’s first-half finale in Detroit.

CINCINNATI -- Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly remembers a meeting this spring when he learned an important baserunning rule. He learned about players running past second base to avoid a force play, which is legal and a play that is becoming more common. But he also remembers watching a video

CINCINNATI -- If you wondered if Zack Wheeler pitched with an edge on Tuesday night, he did. “I felt like that's a reminder,” he said, “for whoever needs to be reminded.”

KANSAS CITY -- Brandon Marsh has enjoyed one of the Phillies’ finest breakout seasons in recent memory. Jhoan Duran has been one of baseball’s best closers since he joined the team last summer. The baseball world has noticed.

KANSAS CITY -- The moment the Phillies selected right-hander Gage Wood with the 26th overall pick of the 2025 Draft, everybody expected him to move quickly through the Phillies’ farm system. A few people even wondered if he might push for a promotion as early as last fall. (It was

KANSAS CITY -- Cristopher Sánchez didn’t want to say much Sunday when asked about his chances to start for the National League in next week’s All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park. He said he still had to pitch Monday against the Royals and Saturday against the Tigers. He wanted to

KANSAS CITY -- Bryce Harper has heard the word “elite” too many times to remember the past several months. Is he? Isn’t he?

KANSAS CITY -- Aaron Nola allowed two runs in the first inning of Sunday’s 5-2 loss to the Royals at Kauffman Stadium, and it looked like it might be another one of those days for him. A couple hours later, however, Nola not only began the seventh inning in a

KANSAS CITY -- Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly spoke this week about how the Phils’ rotation is, “obviously a great rotation.”

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